Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 for 2013

 

Great news! The Environmental Working Group has just updated the dirty dozen and clean 15 list for 2013.

What is the dirty dozen?

It’s a list of the 12 (plus 2 more) fruits and vegetables that have the highest levels of detected pesticides after being washed. There are changes to take note of including:

3 changes to the Dirty Dozen – these have been added:

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Corporations Sneak Synthetic Preservatives into Organic Food

'The Cornucopia Institute, a not-for-profit policy research organization based in Wisconsin, filed a formal legal complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) against several infant formula manufacturers that are adding two synthetic preservatives to certified organic infant formula.

The Organic Foods Production Act, passed by Congress in 1990, explicitly bans synthetic preservatives in organic food.

“This is another blatant violation of the federal law governing organics by multi-billion dollar corporations that apparently think they can get away with anything,” says Charlotte Vallaeys, Director of Farm and Food Policy at The Cornucopia Institute.'

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How to Make Herbal Salve

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